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Tuesday, May 12

A farmer is drying Gong Cai strips, a vegetable of the lettuce family, in the fields on March 5, 2026 in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province of China.
Foreign PolicyMay 12, 2026

China's Global Hoarding Exposed: Beijing's Selfish Resource Grab Exposed

Former World Bank President David Malpass is demanding that China end its aggressive hoarding of global food and fertilizer supplies, while also dismissing Beijing's fraudulent claim to be a 'developing nation.'

Shelves lined with packs of Calbee crisps, including the company's new black-and-white packaging.
Foreign PolicyMay 12, 2026

Iran's War on Global Stability Hits Japanese Snack Shelves

The ongoing conflict involving Iran has choked off vital petrochemical supplies, forcing major manufacturers to compromise product packaging as costs for raw materials surge.

Elon Musk (left) and Tim Cook (right)
Foreign PolicyMay 12, 2026

Trump Leads High-Powered Business Delegation to Beijing to Reset Trade Ties

President Trump is taking a delegation of 17 top American executives to China to test the durability of a trade truce and pressure Beijing to use its influence to de-escalate the conflict in Iran.

Taliban security personnel stand guard as Afghan Red Crescent Society volunteers carry the coffins of victims who were killed by a Pakistani airstrike that struck a drug rehabilitation center, during the second mass funeral ceremony outside the Eid Gah Mosque in Kabul on March 26, 2026.
Foreign PolicyMay 12, 2026

Pakistan Defends Strikes Against Terror Infrastructure Amid Afghan Claims

Pakistan is facing international scrutiny and claims of civilian casualties following an airstrike on a facility in Kabul, while the Pakistani military maintains the site was used for terrorist operations.

Philippine senator Ronald Bato Dela Rosa speaks from a podium on the Senate floor
PoliticsMay 12, 2026

Philippine Senator Defies Globalist Court Overreach

Senator Ronald Dela Rosa has sought sanctuary in the Philippine Senate to evade an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court, sparking a constitutional standoff over the limits of foreign jurisdiction.

Image shows Donald Trump
Foreign PolicyMay 12, 2026

Trump Rejects Iran's 'Garbage' Ceasefire Proposal, Declares Deal on 'Life Support'

President Trump has dismissed Iran's latest counter-offer as totally unacceptable, signaling that the current ceasefire is failing while maintaining that the regime must dismantle its nuclear program.

Monday, May 11

Donald Trump's head in profile on the left and Xi Jinping's head in profile on the right. They are both wearing shirts and suit jackets. Xi's head is overlaid with a red design element.
Foreign PolicyMay 11, 2026

Trump Heads to Beijing for High-Stakes Summit with Xi

President Trump arrives in Beijing for a consequential summit with Xi Jinping, aiming to address critical issues including trade imbalances, AI competition, and China's enabling of the Iranian regime.

Indian women beneficiaries
PoliticsMay 11, 2026

The Welfare Trap: Indian Voters Reject Handouts in Favor of Real Economic Growth

As Indian voters increasingly demand jobs and infrastructure over government handouts, the political strategy of buying loyalty through cash transfers is proving to be a failing investment.

A shot of President Cyril Ramaphosa, wearing a pin striped black suit with a white shirt and red patterned tie, from the shoulders up. He is looking off to the left and the background is blurred.
PoliticsMay 11, 2026

South African President Ramaphosa Defies Impeachment Pressure

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared he will not step down, opting instead to launch a legal challenge against an impeachment inquiry stemming from the theft of cash at his private game farm.

File photo showing a burned-out car following what Palestinians said was an attack by Israeli settlers in the Wadi al-Lubban al-Shamali area, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank (6 April 2026)
Foreign PolicyMay 11, 2026

EU Bureaucrats Target Israeli Citizens with Politically Motivated Sanctions

The European Union has voted to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers and organizations, a move Israel’s government has slammed as an arbitrary and political assault on the right of Jews to live in their ancestral homeland.

Crop of a painting believed to be Toon Kelder's 'Portrait of a Young Girl' shows a girl in a white dress with black sleeves holding what appears to be a bouquet of red flowers. She has brown hair and blue eyes and is sitting.
Foreign PolicyMay 11, 2026

Stolen Nazi-Looted Art Discovered in Home of Dutch SS Collaborator's Descendants

A painting plundered by Nazis from the collection of Jacques Goudstikker has been recovered after spending decades in the hands of the descendants of a Dutch Waffen-SS general.

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